Elizabeth Arundel (or FitzAlan as we now say, though her father didn’t) was the daughter of Richard, Earl of Arundel (executed 1397) and Elizabeth de Bohun. She was born about 1371 and was the sister of (among others) the formidable Joanna, Lady of Abergavenny, subject of an earlier post. Elizabeth’s first husband was William Montagu,… Continue reading The Up and Down Career of Elizabeth Arundel.
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The beginnings of the House of York….
There is an interesting story attached to the early days of the House of York. Edward IV wasn’t the first to be accused of being contracted to one woman while pretending to be married to another. And this one too affected the fortunes of the white rose. Back in the 14th century a similar situation… Continue reading The beginnings of the House of York….
Neither quite one thing nor the other?
We have probably all come across one or both cathedrals in Liverpool, where the Anglican building was built by a Catholic and probably vice versa (Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and Sir Frederick Gibberd). Here, however, is a single ecumenical building at Arundel Castle. On the one hand, the nave and chancel are the Anglican church… Continue reading Neither quite one thing nor the other?
Hard time to be a woman?
Of late I have read quite a few posts on Facebook bemoaning the tough lot women had in the Middle Ages. Well yes, their lives could be very hard. But so could those of medieval men. It’s important not to generalise too much. There were certainly men who valued their wives very highly. We need… Continue reading Hard time to be a woman?
‘Great magician, damned Glendower'(Part 2.)
Owain‘s training as a lawyer certainly did not stop him from pursuing a military career. in 1384 he is found undertaking garrison duty at Berwick in the retinue of the Flintshire knight Sir Gregory Sais. Sais was a renowned knight, with extensive combat experience in France, particularly Gascony. (He is also a good example of… Continue reading ‘Great magician, damned Glendower'(Part 2.)
The complete, utterly biased dissing of the House of York….
When I recorded the first episode of the Sky series Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors, I watched it on 23rd November, which is the anniversary of the day in 1450 when Richard 3rd Duke of York returned to London [and Parliament] with his sword unsheathed to claim his right. The docudrama series kicks… Continue reading The complete, utterly biased dissing of the House of York….
Joanna Fitzalan, Lady of Abergavenny
Joanna was the daughter of that Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel, who was executed by Richard II in 1397. In 1392, when she was about 17, she was married to William Beauchamp, Lord Bergavenny, younger brother of the Earl of Warwick, who was 55. They had a son, Richard, who eventually became Earl of Worcester,… Continue reading Joanna Fitzalan, Lady of Abergavenny
Baron Arundel took fifty-two new suits to sea in 1379….!
I have just read in Margaret Aston’s excellent biography of Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor, that according to Walsingham (always a fount of truth, of course) when Sir John Arundel, 1st Baron Arundel, died at sea in December 1379, among his lost belongings “were fifty-two new suits”. This, it seems, led one… Continue reading Baron Arundel took fifty-two new suits to sea in 1379….!
Philippa Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke and Arundel – a short, interesting and little-known life
Philippa was the younger of the two daughters of Edmund Earl of March and Philippa of Clarence,and second youngest of their four children, being born in November 1375. Philippa lost both her parents at a very young age, but her future was provided for (eventually) by her marriage to John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke after… Continue reading Philippa Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke and Arundel – a short, interesting and little-known life
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